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Balanced offense leads Liberty past Middle Tennessee 42-13
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Malik Willis threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, Joshua Mack rushed for 91 yards and Liberty defeated Middle Tennessee 42-13 on Saturday.
The Flames (5-1), an FCS independent, featured a balanced offense, running for 227 yards to go with Willis' passing numbers. They outgained their Conference USA opponent 449-265.
Willis' touchdowns both came in the first quarter - 35 yards to Demario Douglas and five yards to Jerome Jackson. T.J. Green added a 1-yard run midway through the second quarter and the Flames led 21-0.
Chase Cunningham then threw a short touchdown pass to get the Blue Raiders (2-4) on the board. His second TD, midway through the third kept Middle Tennessee close, but briefly, as Liberty pulled away with short TD runs by Mack and Willis.
Cunningham threw for 230 yards but the Blue Raiders had only 35 yards on the ground.
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C. Cunningham
16 QB 230 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, INT, 4 RuYds |
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M. Willis
14 QB 222 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, 3 INTs, 80 RuYds, RuTD |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 13 | 19 |
Rushing | 4 | 10 |
Passing | 8 | 9 |
Penalty | 1 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 4-13 | 5-13 |
4th Down Conv | 1-4 | 0-1 |
Total Net Yards | 267 | 449 |
Total Plays | 63 | 72 |
Avg Gain | 4.2 | 6.2 |
Net Yards Rushing | 37 | 227 |
Rush Attempts | 21 | 42 |
Avg Rush Yards | 1.8 | 5.4 |
Yards Passing | 230 | 222 |
Comp. - Att. | 22-42 | 17-30 |
Yards Per Pass | 4.7 | 6.2 |
Penalties - Yards | 5-37 | 7-62 |
Touchdowns | 2 | 5 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 3 |
Passing TDs | 2 | 2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 1 | 3 |
Punts - Avg | 5-42.4 | 4-54.0 |
Return Yards | 23 | 34 |
Punts - Returns | 2-16 | 3-34 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 3-7 | 1-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 1 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. Cunningham
16 QB
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C. Cunningham | 22/42 | 230 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Mobley
44 RB
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C. Mobley | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Anderson
11 RB
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B. Anderson | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F. Peasant
36 RB
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F. Peasant | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. England-Chisolm
7 WR
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D. England-Chisolm | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Pettaway
32 RB
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M. Pettaway | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Cunningham
16 QB
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C. Cunningham | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Marshall
6 WR
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J. Marshall | 9 | 7 | 77 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Pierce
9 WR
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J. Pierce | 4 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Windham
81 WR
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C. Windham | 6 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Y. Ali
89 WR
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Y. Ali | 8 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lane
83 WR
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J. Lane | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. Gathings
2 WR
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I. Gathings | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. England-Chisolm
7 WR
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D. England-Chisolm | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Anderson
11 RB
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B. Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Mobley
44 RB
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C. Mobley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jackson
23 CB
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J. Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
G. Grate
1 S
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G. Grate | 8-4 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Blankenship
12 S
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R. Blankenship | 8-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Davis
10 LB
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J. Davis | 7-3 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Thomas
20 LB
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D. Thomas | 4-3 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Kinley
0 DE
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R. Kinley | 3-1 | 0.5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ferguson
91 DE
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J. Ferguson | 2-1 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Patterson
33 CB
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D. Patterson | 2-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Davis
35 LB
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J. Davis | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Wood
96 DT
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Z. Wood | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Smith
42 LB
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C. Smith | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Ross
19 S
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T. Ross | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jackson
23 CB
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J. Jackson | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Wyatt
88 DT
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J. Wyatt | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Mency
94 DE
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R. Mency | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Z. Rankin
7 K
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Z. Rankin | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
K. Ulbrich
13 P
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K. Ulbrich | 5 | 42.4 | 2 | 48 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Lane
83 WR
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J. Lane | 2 | 26.0 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
F. Peasant
36 RB
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F. Peasant | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. Lane 83 WR
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J. Lane | 2 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
M. Willis
7 QB
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M. Willis | 17/30 | 222 | 2 | 3 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Mack
8 RB
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J. Mack | 14 | 91 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Willis
7 QB
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M. Willis | 16 | 80 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Green
15 RB
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T. Green | 4 | 30 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Louis
1 RB
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S. Louis | 5 | 22 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. Williams
39 RB
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R. Williams | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F. Boyd
33 RB
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F. Boyd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Staples
28 RB
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T. Staples | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Douglas
3 WR
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D. Douglas | 10 | 6 | 156 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Daniels
4 WR
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C. Daniels | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Shaa
2 WR
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K. Shaa | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Green
15 RB
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T. Green | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Jackson
88 TE
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J. Jackson | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Stubbs
5 WR
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D. Stubbs | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Louis
1 RB
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S. Louis | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Huntley
0 TE
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J. Huntley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
C. Stone
23 S
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C. Stone | 6-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Thomas
5 S
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S. Thomas | 5-4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Anthony
22 CB
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D. Anthony | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Alexander
17 S
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B. Alexander | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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